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Soma in Yoga and Ayurveda
The secret of Soma, the legendary mystic drink of immortality, first lauded by India's ancient Vedic seers ? Is Soma a single plant, a type of plants, a way of healing, a special intoxicant, or an inner elixir produced by Yoga and meditation ? Going back to the vision of the Vedic seers, David Frawley reveals the secret of Soma for body, mind and spirit, with its profound implications from diet and herbs to pranayama, mantra and meditation.
The Yoga of Herbs
Essentials of Ayurveda
There is a growing consciousness all over the world to know about Ayurveda, the earliest medical system of India, which has survived the vicissitudes of time for centuries and is still living and acting with vigour. Initially Ayurveda was one whole but later on was divided into eight specialities (angas) and still further, in present times, into sixteen ones.
Prakriti
This book is based on Ayurveda, the ancient healing science of India, by a Westerner first ever to obtain a degree in Ayurveda. It is meant to reintroduce modern man to 'walking with naked feet' through life to come back into contact with Nature. Although centuries old the concept of individual constitution is a new way for all of us to understand our 'relationship' with nature. Ayurveda is above all meant for all people who by harmonizing themselves seek to act as harmonizing forces in the universe.
The Art of Tabla Rhythm
This authoritative work deals comprehensively with Tabla rhythm, focusing, if in brief, on its history and aesthetics. It is aimed at the Tabla student, the Tabla performer, as well as the inquiring listener of Hindustani music, for whom it encapsulates a Tabla practitioner's knowledge acquired over a lifetime of learning and teaching.
Hindustani Music and The Aesthetic Concept of Form
Hindustani Music Today
Stating that Hindustani music should be rightly termed ''Art music'' and not ''classical music'', the book begins by discussing the features of Art music and presents an approach to appreciating Hindustani music. It provides a detailed understanding of the components of the raga experience in Hindustani music, including their time theory and the role of Gharanas of the musical tradition.
Hindustani Music
The book makes complex musicological concepts accessible to non-academic readers, and contributes significantly to widening the understanding of contemporary trends in Hindustani music. Written by an author of impeccable credentials as a musician, researcher, and author, this book is a very significant addition to the body of authoritative writing on 20th century Hindustani music.
The Ragas of Northern Indian Music
The first part of the book traces the history of Indian music and the continuity of its theory and practice for more than two thousand years. It is based on many years' research into the vast ancient Sanskrit literature of music. These valuable technical treatises, which lie in the form of scarcely catalogued manuscripts throughout the public and private libraries of India, had hitherto remained unemplored. Part Two transcribes and studies in detail fifty typical Raga-s. Each is preceded by a Sanskrit poem in translation which depicts the atmosphere; then follows an analysis of the scale, covering its intervals and expression, a study of the theme with its characteristic motives and finally a typical development.
पाश्चात्य नृत्य कला
भरतनाट्यम शिक्षा (प्रथम भाग)
इस पुस्तक की रचना भातखण्डे संगीत विद्यापीठ, लखनऊ, गन्धर्व महाविद्यालय मंडल, मिराज एवं इंदिरा कला संगीत विश्वविद्यालय, खैरागढ़ की प्रवेशिका, प्रथम एवं मध्यमा प्रयाग संगीत समिति, इलाहबाद की जूनियर व सीनियर डिप्लोमा प्राचीन कला केंद्र, चंडीगढ़ की नृत्य भूषण तथा उत्तर प्रदेश व मध्यप्रदेश बोर्ड की हाई स्कूल व इंटरमीडिएट के भरतनाट्यम के पाठ्यक्रम के अनुसार की गयी है. विभिन्न विश्वविद्यालयों के बी ए (नृत्य) के पाठ्यक्रमों के लिए भी यह समान रूप से उपयोगी है.